Fall For My Ex’s Mafia Father

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He stops, looking at me curiously. “What is it, Fay?”

But I lose courage, folding my arms awkwardly over my chest. “Nothing,” I murmur. “Actually, I’m not feeling well. I think I’m just gonna…”

Daniel takes a slow step away from me, putting his hands in his pockets. “Of course, Fay,” he murmurs, his voice worried. “Whatever you need.”

I give him a little half smile and then head to the fridge, taking out a bottle of wine and grabbing a glass from the counter. I don’t look at him again as I scurry out the door, though I can feel his eyes on

1. me.

“Coward,” I hiss, cursing myself as I hurry up the stairs. Damn it, at the first trial of this new, powerful me I totally collapsed. I dart into my room, pressing the door closed and taking a deep breath, closing my eyes as I steel myself.

I know that I owe Daniel more than that. But damn it, Janeen and I didn’t plan what I was going to say to him, and he caught me by surprise. But I could do it – I figure out the best way to break it to him that I was leaving him for his dad –

“Oh my god,” I mutter, flying open. God damn it, but this was so

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ridiculous.

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I move across the room then, opening the bottle of wine and

pouring myself a big glass. This was Janeen’s advice too – a drink for courage, but not so much that I get sloppy. There was, apparently, a fine balance. But I drink the glass of wine quickly, my hands shaking a little as I glance towards the door.

be able to find

phone out of my back pocket – one that Janeen gave me this afternoon, one of her “burners,” she called it, that

to text her married clients from the club who

not his son’s fiancé who needs protection anymore. I work for him now – not just as his

quick text now, hoping she can give me a little courage. My stomach is

Here now- part one of the plan went just as we want it to! Now, just sitting in my room waiting for

few seconds later, her reply beeps through.

got this, little sis! Remember – it’s about what

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into moving faster

1. Make him

to myself, bolstered by her words. That’s right. It’s about me now. And I may have agreed to

got to stop getting nauseous when I think

not have any right to make

the door and freeze, my eyes going wide. Oh my god. Was that him? Does he want to….

waiting, but another knock doesn’t come. I put my wine glass down

sounding more anxious than I want to. But not

peak through the keyhole in my door, but I don’t see anyone standing there. Curious,

there’s no one there. I quickly snatch the box, pulling it to my chest as I slam the door closed and lean back against it, my

the better of me, I hurry to my bed, quickly untying the ribbon and pulling the top off the

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go still when I see that inside there is nothing but a confection of black lace. My blood turns to ice as I run my fingers over it, realizing what it means. As I lift it out of the

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kind of lingerie it is, a little card